While stranded in the Persian Gulf for four months, many sailors aboard various ships went into shock, some even lost their lives, yet no one came forward to provide them medical treatment. At that time, many ships ran out of food and water, while some even sank while attempting to transit the strait. The Bangladesh-flagged […]
“However, Iran’s military did not allow the ship to pass through Hormuz. After receiving instructions to turn back, we are returning to our previous location in the Persian Gulf,” he said. Earlier in the night, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation Managing Director, Commodore Mahmudul Malek told Prothom Alo that the Banglar Joyjatra had entered the Strait of […]
The vessel MV MP Ultra Max 2, carrying 61,000 tonnes of wheat from the United States of America (US) as part of the Cash Purchase Agreement No. 3 between the US and Bangladesh, has reached the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port. This update was provided by the Food Ministry in a press release today, Tuesday. […]
Iran has allowed the passage of six Bangladeshi flagged ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi revealed the development at a press conference at the Iranian Embassy here today. “We informed Tehran about six ships. Iran’s National Security Council has approved assistance for these ships. However, we could […]
In addition, the BSC is maintaining contact with the ship through regular virtual meetings. A control room has been constituted at BSC Headquarters at Chattogram to provide necessary assistance to the sailors and their families. He said that to maintain the mental strength of the sailors, supply of high quality food and essential commodities has […]
The United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Saturday (February 28), which could close the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the strait, signaling it could disrupt the vital maritime artery that carries a fifth of the world’s […]
They have said they are disrupting vital trade routes in support of Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Wednesday, the rebels said they had carried out a military operation “targeting the Tutor ship in the Red Sea using naval drones, aerial drones and ballistic missiles.” The ship was […]
Moscow said the US is forcing neutral countries to join anti-Russia sanctions, Bangladesh refused to ship with cargo for Rooppur nuclear power plant as an example of ‘forced solidarity’. Russia on Tuesday summoned Bangladesh Ambassador Kamrul Ahsan to lodge a formal protest over the ban on vessels permitted from Bangladesh waters. Saheli said that in […]
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had told Bangladesh’s ambassador in Moscow that the move was “not in line with traditionally friendly bilateral relations and may adversely affect the prospects of cooperation in various fields”. Russia’s state-owned nuclear power organization Rosatom is currently building Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant, which will start […]
Authorities have rescued eight crew members of a cargo ship carrying 500 tonnes of fertilizer that capsized at Mongla port. The ship capsized after a collision with a foreign commercial vessel at anchorage number 9 in Harbaria around 11.30 pm on Tuesday. But the incident has not affected navigation through the channel, said Captain Shaheen […]
Thirteen crew members were rescued on Wednesday from a cargo ship that sank off southwestern Japan during fierce winter winds, as planes and ships, including private vessels, searched for the remaining nine. The Japan Coast Guard said the vessel, the 6,651-tonne Hong Kong-registered “Jintian”, issued a distress call late Tuesday. Media reported that a person […]